Dictionary
gnu
Pronunciation: (nOO, nyOO), [key]—
n.,
—pl. gnus, (esp. collectively) gnu.
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus
Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded
C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed
C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected. Also called
wildebeest. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also: - gnu (Thesaurus)
- gnu (Encyclopedia)